FrankenFogey EXP

[Gazoo]

So, I had the sport wing, tail boom and power pod from the FT Explorer sitting in the basement. I cut the fuselage for the Old Fogey and spliced the two together. I also doubled up the sides of the Fogey.

I went back and forth over whether it should be a tractor or a pusher. In the end, I had both power pods so I went with both!

I guess I'll see how well it flies on the maiden. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[baronbernie]

Very interesting. I know that there is a full scale Cessna plane that uses both engines. Not sure but I think the nickname for it was the mixmaster and was very well received.

 

[fliteadmin]

HAHA That is awesome! I can't wait to see the Maiden, so please post the video for us to see! Always love seeing the crazy creations that you all come up with! KEEP up the fun work!

Blessings,
Stefan

 

[Gazoo]

This is my very first video upload so I hope it works. I had my friend (the table) hold the camera for me.

Notes:
I don't know if it has something to do with one prop being in the others prop wash but this one is super noisy.
There was almost no torque or p-factor issues. It flew really straight.
Had to use a lot of rudder in the turns. Too much made the wingtip stall though. The trick was to use a little aileron with rudder and then just rudder in the turn to get the tail around.
It was not under or over powered.

All in all, it really flies very...mediocre. I hope to crash it badly really soon so I can get my servos back